A review on zinc and boron nutrition in rice

Abstract

Micronutrients, though needed in smaller amounts, play a major role in the production and productivity of rice. Zn is the fourth most deficient nutrient element in Indian soils and its deficiency causes severe yield reduction in rice. Application of Zn either as foliar spray or soil application caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice. Similar to that of Zn, B nutrition also caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice. The review elaborates the effect of Zn and B nutrition on the growth, physiological parameters, yield attributes, yield and quality of rice.

Influence of integrated in-soil zinc application and organic fertilization on yield, nitrogen uptake and nitrogen use efficiency of rice

“…This effect is due to the large role played by the zinc element in supporting the growth and yield of crops, especially rice, this role is increased when enriched with the zinc element, especially in the poor soil of this element, as in most of the Egyptian soils. Ali et al (2016) reported that zinc deficiency is a barrier in achieving higher rice yield when they found that the highest rice growth parameters and yield were obtained with applying 14 kg ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O ha -1 , this result is close to (Farooq et al 2016) who reported that all Zn application methods increased grain yield of rice by around 30% compared with the control (no added Zn), while (Suman and Sheeja 2018) have recognized that zinc deficiency causes severe yield reduction in rice, so the application of Zn such as foliar or soil application caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice.…”

“…Compost tested greatly useful in enhancing the yield of the rice crop and N uptake (Satyanarayana et al 2002;Khafagy et al 2017). While (Suman and Sheeja 2018) have recognized that zinc deficiency causes severe yield reduction in rice, so the application of Zn such as foliar or soil application caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice. Also, El-Hadidi et al (2016) and Kafagy et al (2017) who found that zinc fertilizer had a positive effect on rice dry matter production, plant height yield and nitrogen uptake.…”

“…In general, cereals such as rice are more exposed to Zn deficiency leading to a serious decline in grain yield and nutritional quality, compared with legumes (Cakmak et al, 1999). Zinc deficiency causes severe yield reduction in rice, so the application of Zn such as foliar or soil application caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice (Suman and Sheeja, 2018). Moreover, a constancy of Zn lack is higher in rice than other crops, with more than 50 % of the yield worldwide prone to this nutritional mess.…”

Effect of Biostimulant Formulation of Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Crude Terpenoid Extract with Addition of Micronutrients on the Growth and Yield of Upland Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

“…Micronutrients play a role in increasing crop productivity and grain yields as a result of improving plant enzymatic systems [22]. Suman and Sheeja [23] reported that the foliar application of Zn micronutrients in rice played a role in increasing growth and yield of rice.…”

Integrated Crop Management Approach for Profitable Rice Production in Uttara Kannada District, India

“…Devi et al, 2019 reported that higher growth and yield parameters were observed by transplanting 2-3 seedlings with age of 15 days. Suman and Sheeja (2018) revealed that, application of Zinc either as foliar spray or soil application caused significant improvement in growth and yield attributes and yield of rice. Khan et al, (2002) reported similar results.…”